New technology may trigger a revolution in artificial knee implants May 08, 2015 Source: Bio Valley The joint site is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body, and the current joint-related diseases are also the focus of biomedical device research. Traditional surgical treatment and other methods are prone to cause a series of complications including arthritis. Therefore, with the improvement of people's living standards, people have put forward new requirements for such diseases, and these requirements also promote new knee joints. The entry comes out. Recently, Active Implants from Memphis, USA, and researchers from Cornell University in New York and Columbia University introduced a new artificial meniscus implant NUsurface implant. This implant is highly similar to the patient's natural meniscus, which helps absorb shocks and helps the patient stabilize his body during exercise. This is also the first artificial synthetic meniscal implant, which uses pharmaceutical-grade polymer synthesis and references the structural features of the patient's normal meniscus, so its size and shape vary from person to person, making it easier for patients. Adapt to this product. More than 150 patients have been using this product in Europe and Israel. Next, the company plans to push the product to the US market, and the company plans to launch a clinical study with at least 64 patients in the near future. Scientists involved in research and development say this is just the beginning. Scientists are also trying to introduce 3D printing technology into this research. Scientists first scan the patient's knees with MRI technology to determine the three-dimensional structure of the patient's meniscus; after the data is entered into the 3D printer, the printer uses a biodegradable material to create a meniscus model; then the researchers inject two special growth factors into it. To recruit stem cells from the patient's own to grow and differentiate, and finally form a brand new meniscus in vitro. Scientists have already tested this idea on sheep, and this method has already begun to show its dawn. The joint implant market has broad potential. According to statistics, more than 700,000 people in the United States receive similar treatment each year, and this number will soar to 3.5 million by 2030 as the aging process accelerates. Therefore, the development of related new products has broad prospects. Frozen Whole Swimming Crab,Cut Blue Swimming Crab,Frozen Cut Swimming Crab,Frozen Swimming Cut Crab,Blue Swimming Crab Zhejiang Industrial Group Co., Ltd. , https://www.xingyeseafood.com